''La Poupée'' ("The Doll") is a 1962 French-Italian

science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestria ...

directed by

Jacques Baratier Jacques Baratier (8 March 1918 – 27 November 2009) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films. His film ''Goha'' won the Jury Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. His 1962 film ''La poupée (film), La poupée'' wa ...

. It was entered into the

12th Berlin International Film Festival The 12th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1962. The Golden Bear was awarded to ''A Kind of Loving (film), A Kind of Loving'' directed by John Schlesinger. Juries The following people were announced as ...

. It was Baratier's final film. ''La Poupée'' is a

surrealist Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike s ...

ic work, "part theater of the absurd, part musical with

Greek chorus A Greek chorus () in the context of ancient Greek tragedy, comedy, satyr plays, is a homogeneous group of performers, who comment with a collective voice on the action of the scene they appear in, or provide necessary insight into action which ...

". Grand Guignol In ''La Poupée'', a rebel impersonates the leader of a fictional country, loosely modeled off Latin American dictators. His "wife" Marion (played by the crossdressing actor Sonne Teal) is in fact also a robot imposter, the ''Poupée''.La Poupée
Olaf Möller, Film Comment

Cast

Zbigniew Cybulski Zbigniew Hubert Cybulski (; 3 November 1927 – 8 January 1967) was a Polish film and theatre actor, one of the best-known and most popular personalities of the post-World War II history of Poland. He is known for portraying young rebels i ...

- Col. Prado Roth / The Rebel * Sonne Teal - Marion / La Poupée *

Claudio Gora Claudio Gora, '' Emilio Giordana '' (27 July 1913 – 13 March 1998) was an Italian actor and film director. He was particularly prolific, making some 155 appearances in film and television over nearly 60 years (from 1939 to 1997). In the 1950s ...

- Moren, the Banker * Catherine Milinaire - Mirt * Jean Aron - Prof. Palmas *

Sacha Pitoëff Sacha Pitoëff (born Alexandre Pitoëff; 11 March 1920 – 21 July 1990) was a Swiss-born French actor and stage director. Early life and education Pitoëff was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 11 March 1920, the son of Russian-born parents ...

- Sayas *

Daniel Emilfork Daniel Emilfork (7 April 1924 – 17 October 2006) was a Chilean stage and film actor who made his career in France. Biography Emilfork was born in San Felipe, Chile after his Jewish socialist parents from Kiev fled a pogrom in Odessa. At ...

- Gant de Crin *

Jacques Dufilho Jacques Dufilho (19 February 1914 – 28 August 2005) was a French actor. He was born at Bègles (Gironde) and he died at Ponsampère (Gers). Life and career Dufilho appeared in 65 French productions. Moreover, he was frequently seen in Italian ...

- The Indian *

Gabriel Jabbour Gabriel Jabbour (Arabic: غبريال جبّور) (7 November 1922 – 20 September 1987) was a French actor. He made his debut in acting in 1957 in L'affaire Sarret-Schmidt on television. Between then and 1987 he made almost 70 appearances in ...

- Joachim * Michel de Ré - Gervasio * László Szabó - Pascuel *

Roger Karl Roger Karl (29 April 1882 – 4 May 1984) was a French actor. Karl was born Roger Trouvé in Bourges. Biography A friend of Paul Léautaud he long hesitated between literary career, painting and theater. He first published his Journal under th ...

- Terremoche *

Jean Galland Jean Galland (28 May 1887 – 18 July 1967) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''Paris by Night'' (1930) * ''Fantômas'' (1932) * '' The Oil Sharks'' (1933) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * '' Cease Firi ...

- Gonziano *

Max Montavon Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ...

- Scientist

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* 1962 films 1960s science fiction films 1960s French-language films French science fiction films Italian science fiction films Films directed by Jacques Baratier 1960s French films 1960s Italian films French-language Italian films French-language science fiction films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub